Older hospital patients with dementia may be “suffering in silence” because they are unable to communicate the pain they are in, a new study suggests. Experts from the Marie Curie
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Survivors who were abused as children after being sent abroad under state-backed programmes are suing the Government for compensation. Thousands of Britons, many in care or from poor families, were
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A man has lost a fight to regain the care of his teenage daughter after a family court judge concluded that he found it “difficult to say no” to her.
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A new national response unit will be established to help local authorities support vulnerable children at risk of exploitation by criminal gangs, Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced.
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A bad Brexit deal could “jeopardise patient care” in hospitals, nurses have warned. In a letter to party leaders, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) claimed Brexit poses an “immediate
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A “new generation” cancer therapy has been rejected for widespread NHS use by health officials. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) published draft guidance stating that axicabtagene
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A watchdog has called on the Home Office to examine why planned removals of detained immigrant families “routinely” fail. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke recommended the step as he
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Firms in hospitality, hairdressing and social care are being urged to offer jobs to the victims of modern slavery. A programme launched by the Co-op is already being supported by
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Housing developers and associations have signed up to an NHS scheme which will see them make people’s home environments a healthier place. The partnerships with NHS England aim to expand
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England has been “left behind in the race” to resolve its social care funding problems, a charity has warned. Age UK said an entire generation of elderly people had “lost
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